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No its not.
It can actually be a sign that something is out of balance with your digestion.
Regular flatulence is often a symptom of one or several issues that may need to be addressed in order to restore optimal digestion giving you the energy you need for a dynamic life!
It can actually be a sign that something is out of balance with your digestion.
Regular flatulence is often a symptom of one or several issues that may need to be addressed in order to restore optimal digestion giving you the energy you need for a dynamic life!
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Check out these 4 main reasons YOU could be yodelling from below...and discover what you can do about it.
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Are you eating too many carbs?
For most people the shear volume of carbohydrates and sugar they eat on a daily basis is the main reason they are so loud and proud all the time! The microflora in your colon ferment any leftover carbohydrates (sugar, starch and indigestible fibre) from the food you eat, producing gas as a byproduct! So when you eat up to 11 servings of grain based foods, and up to 37tsp of sugar per day - like the average person now does, its no wonder you are tooting your horn on a regular basis! Humans have a limited ability to digest carbohydrates. This is because the process involves the production of enzymes in enough quantities to break down and absorb all the incoming carbohydrates into various simple sugars. When the supply of carbohydrates is greater than the supply of enzymes then less will be absorbed in the small intestines, resulting in too many undigested carbohydrates ending up in the colon fuelling the fermentation process! Therefore, simply reducing the total amount of carbohydrates you eat has the greatest potential to directly reduce your flatulence frequency! Can you handle certain foods?
There is a specific group of carbohydrates called FODMAPS (Fermentable, Oligo, Di and Monosacharides and Polyols) that are notoriously difficult to break down and digest for many people. These are very high in the standard western diet and include the sugars lactose and fructose - found in milk and grain based foods. When you don't produce enough of the enzymes to break down these sugars specifically, malabsorption can result, leading to an excess of undigested FODMAPS ending up being fermented by the microflora in your colon. FODMAPS have been shown to have a major effect on the development of Irritable bowel disease IBD/IBS and other digestive disturbances so reducing and eliminating foods that contain FODMAPS can result in a profound reduction in people's flatulence frequency. Are you loud and proud? Or silent and violent?
When you regularly engage in silent chemical warfare it can be a sign that you aren't digesting your protein properly! The distinct deadly smell of gas comes from the release of sulphur gas from protein as it is fermented in the colon. Protein should usually be absorbed in the small intestine, leaving hardly any left to ferment in the colon. However, when the stomach does not produce enough hydrochloric acid, to enable protein to be unravelled, then the enzymes are not activated and are unable to break protein apart into its amino acid components adequately. This results in large protein molecules traveling through the digestive tract undigested, which can potentially trigger allergic reactions, as well as ending up in the colon, where they are broken down by bacteria, releasing sulphur gas. Being invaded by certain nasties?
Your stomach is supposed to act as an acid barrier to infection, protecting your small intestine and colon from invasion by pathogens. When functioning well, it can kill up to 99% of pathogens that infect it. This helps to prevent pathogenic colonisation of the stomach and small intestine, which should usually be sterile, and it helps keep the delicate balance of beneficial bacteria in your colon at healthy levels. However, when the stomach acid is not strong enough to kill the viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites you come into contact with regularly, you can end up with stomach and intestinal infections that disrupt your delicate bacterial micro biome. This can result in bloating, malabsorption, indigestion and specifically extra gas production! So a key to determining your source of that thunder down under includes getting to the bottom (no pun intended) of any infections you might have lingering. |